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DEFINITION
HEMOSTASIS PROCESS
COAGULATION CASCADES
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Definition
• Immunity refers to protection against infections, and immune system is the cells
and molecules collection that are responsible for defending the body from
pathogenic substances.
• Defense against microbes consists of two types of reactions :
• Innate immunity, is mediated by cells and proteins that are always present and
poised to fight against microbes.
• Adaptive immunity, that are stimulated by exposure to infectious agents and
increase in magnitude and defensive capabilities with each successive exposure
to a particular microbe.
Innate Immunity
• Principal components :